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Subject: I sincerely doubt the game will strictly follow EITHER novel
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Everyone seems to think that this game will likely follow one of the two novels dealing with Reach, but honestly, it seems a hell of a lot more likely that, with the mention of these two Spartans whom have questionable identities, that we'll be following something at least somewhat original that will shed some unrevealed light on the backstory of Reach.

[Edited on 07.29.2009 7:05 AM PDT]

  • 07.29.2009 7:02 AM PDT

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AGREED. I think that this novel will put us on Red Team (splinter team BETA, since its the only team with at least 5 Spartans which were not crippled from the fall). We will thus likely see some of the stuff from The Fall of Reach (Spartans gearing up on the PoA, Red and Blue splitting up, Keyes speaking with the Chief, etc.) and stuff from First Strike (Red Team falling to the surface, arriving at the generators, splitting up) but after that, it will probably be a new, parallel perspective.

  • 07.29.2009 8:28 AM PDT
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Legends never die.

AGREED 2x... A lot of stubbern novel readers who love to troll the forums seem to forget that we are dealing with SciFi here; where the rules can be easily bent or broken to form a new story line. I try not to pay attention to those who bombard the forums with comments like, "Are you stupid? Master Chief cannot be in Reach because he was off fighting another war at the time."

I tend to think more along the lines of "hey, anything is possible."

This thread = Epic win. Thank god somebody finally said it.

[Edited on 07.29.2009 10:03 AM PDT]

  • 07.29.2009 10:01 AM PDT
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Just because it seems impossible
Does not mean it is not right.

Agreed 3X they want to appeal to the fans, not the book storyline, they want freedom to do what they want!

  • 07.29.2009 10:04 AM PDT

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AGREED 2x... A lot of stubbern novel readers who love to troll the forums seem to forget that we are dealing with SciFi here; where the rules can be easily bent or broken to form a new story line. I try not to pay attention to those who bombard the forums with comments like, "Are you stupid? Master Chief cannot be in Reach because he was off fighting another war at the time."

I tend to think more along the lines of "hey, anything is possible."

This thread = Epic win. Thank god somebody finally said it.
Pretty certain that he's not saying bungie will break the canon that they established in the novels (i.e. by making the Chief fight on the surface with his other Spartans), but that there is ALOT of the battle of Reach not touched on in the novels, so we could play through something not detailed in the books. I mean, 14 Spartans on the surface have untold fates.

  • 07.29.2009 10:09 AM PDT
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Legends never die.

MLG Chee blah blah... I see you in the forums and you rarely have anything intelligent to say. You mostly troll around looking to piss people off.

  • 07.29.2009 12:04 PM PDT

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You do realise that you can't go further than the 60th minute in an hour right?

Yeah ok, maybe not in Canada...

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MLG Chee blah blah... I see you in the forums and you rarely have anything intelligent to say. You mostly troll around looking to piss people off.


So, you're saying the person that wrote an entire mock script for the game and has contributed more to this forum than you've cared to even read, trolls the forums? No, MLGcheewawa goes around the forum answering and sharing good ideas and questions while correcting the questions and ideas that have no footing.


Anyways, this idea about exploring more back-story may be what Bungie has planned for us. I don't know if thats what I want though. I want the story to cover the books and show us the Spartan training and battles against Rebels. I want to know Dr. Halsley and Mendez. I want to be a part of Blue Team. Either way, its gonna be a good game.

  • 07.29.2009 12:47 PM PDT

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MLG Chee blah blah... I see you in the forums and you rarely have anything intelligent to say. You mostly troll around looking to piss people off.

Funny, I noticed the same thing about you... but I didn't actually notice it about Cheewawa... is it true what they say? You always try to project your own flaws onto others? Possibly to clear your own mind?

Anyway, ON topic, I believe Reach will feature a brand new cast of characters. Possibly a team from the second wave of Spartan IIs Mendez was working on before being called off to Onyx... If this is the case, I will be perfectly happy with the game not following the books at all.

[Edited on 07.29.2009 1:02 PM PDT]

  • 07.29.2009 12:59 PM PDT

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Posted by: TR1GGERHAPPYA55
MLG Chee blah blah... I see you in the forums and you rarely have anything intelligent to say. You mostly troll around looking to piss people off.
hey mr smartypants y dont u go read a book u nerd

Seriously, I was simply correcting you. You thought he meant one thing, where he actually meant another.

  • 07.29.2009 1:58 PM PDT